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Finger Food Suggestions

snoopy4283snoopy4283 member
in Babies: 6 - 9 Months
My LO in just short of 9 months and has been doing great with solid foods and learning to pick things up on her own.  I need some suggestions on more finger foods that are easy to make and/or easy to store.  Im a working mom and have little time to spare, if I could prep things on Sunday for the week ahead that would be awesome!
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Re: Finger Food Suggestions

  • mike416mike416 member
    Sliced olives are great they come in those mini cans also mandrin oranges i rinse both to get the salt and sugar off. cucumber sliced in to spear shapes like pickles , frozen "crinckle cut" carrots u can just pop into the microwave , garbonzo and kidney beans i flaten them with my thumb. once a month we do rinsed canned lite tuna
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  • Daisy622Daisy622 member
    Tofu is one of the easier ones for us.  Otherwise i chop up pea sized veggies/fruit that has already been steamed or give her some cheerios.  If the food is slippery (i.e. bananas and avocados are tough to pinch sometimes then i shake the pieces in a container with crushed up cheerios or wheat germ to coat them so they are easier to grasp.

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  • mejane123mejane123 member
    I was also going to suggest avocado. DD is just turning 8 months, and that's one of the ones we're trying her out on. Another poster (not sure if it was on this board) mentioned boiling or steaming carrot sticks. We tried that with DD the other night, and it worked out well because I could kind of "shred" the end with a fork to make it a little softer, just so she could get used to it. 

    @Daisy622, shaking them in cheerios to coat them is such a great idea, I never would've thought of it, but I'll definitely be trying it when I give DD the avocado.
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  • kjsmith9kjsmith9 member
    Some of DD's favorite foods are banana, peaches, cucumber, banana bread, pineapple, whole grain crackers, blackberries, peanut butter toast, baked chicken, hamburger, oranges, snap peas, and spaghetti (penne is easier for her to grab, otherwise I just cut the spaghetti/linguine noodles up into 2-3" pieces).
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  • TheEditorTheEditor member
    OP, I was wondering the same thing.  These are awesome suggestions, PPs!!!!!!!  Thanks!
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    @hischelseababy, thanks!
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  • MrsBigTimeMrsBigTime member
    My DD loves apple slices and cucumber sticks. I also give her raw carrot sticks, which she sucks on and enjoys. I'll sometimes give her a crusty piece of bread too.

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